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You don't become a poet if you want to make any money.

To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.

I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.

I thought that if one wanted to be a writer, one had to write novels because I didn't know that one could be a poet.

I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry.

To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.

I am a poet; I am not a worker. I need to be free.

Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet.

I'm a poet, and I spent my life in poetry.

Poetry is a vocation. It is not a career but a calling.